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C. E. WAREAM.

COLLAR SHAPER.

APPHCATION FILED on. 25, 1319.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. WAREAM, OF NORWOOD, OHIO, ASSIG-NOR TO THE AMERICAN LAUNDRYMACHINERY COMPANY, OF NORWOOD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

COLLAR SHAPEB.

Application filed October 25, 1919.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. WVAREAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norwood, in the county of Hamilton and 5 State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar Shapers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar shapers, and more particularly to theheating means therefor. i ii 5 i The object of the invention is toprovide a collar shaper including a movable or adjustable ironing memberwhich is heated'in its several positions by contact with a heatconducting or heat radiating member held in relatively stationaryposition, thereby to simplify the manner of supplying heat to theironing member. More specifically the 20 object of the invention is toprovide an improved collar shaper heated electrically by a resistanceelement mounted in a relatively stationary member from which heat isconducted by radiation to the ironing member. 2 Further objects of theinvention are in part'obvious and in part will appear more i'n detailhereinafter. In the drawings, which represent one suitable embodiment ofthe invention, Fig. 1 isa sectional elevation on the line 1-1, Fig.2,-the ironing members'being shown in ironing position; Fig. 2 is asectional plan view on the line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail sectionalelevation, on a larger scale, from v 35 the right in Fig. 1, of theheating element and its holder; Fig. 4 is a sectional'plan view of theheating element, on the line 4i t Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a sectional planview on the line 5-5, Fig. 1, the ironing members being shown in dottedlines.

The collar shaper shown in the drawings comprises a suitable base 1designed for attachment to a stationary support, such as a table, shelfor the like. Said base has a depending hollow post member 2 provided onits lower end with a stop lug 3. In the post is located a verticallyslidable tubular member 4 provided at its upper end with a frame 5supporting an annularly extending collar mold or form 6. Frame 5 isprovided with a depending bolt 7 passing through an opening in the base1 and whose head 8 limits upward movement of the collar mold. The moldis yieldingly pressed upwardly by a compression spring 9 surrounding acentral shaft 10, the lower end of said spring abut- Serial No. 333,227.

ting a collar 11 of said shaft and its upper end a thimble 12 adjustablythreaded into the tube 4: and locked in adjusted position by a nut 13.The pressure of said spring can be ad usted by adjustment of thethimble, as will be readily understood.

The central shaft supports an ironing member which cooperates with thecollar mold. Said shaft is freely rotatable in the thimble l2 and in abearing in the lower end of thepost 2. Shaft 10 is also provided with acollar 14 carrying a stop member 15 adapted to engage the lug 3 andlimit rotating movement of said'shaft. At its upper end the shaftsupports a hollow T-shaped member 16 whose end portions areofcylindrical form and serve as trunnions to carry a bracket member 17.Said bracket member has turning motion on a horizontal axis about saidtrunnions and also has longitudinal sliding movement limited by theshoulders 16 to permit the ironing member to accommodate itself to thecollar mold, as will be readily understood. At one end said bracket isprovided with a lower stop member 18, its upper portion carrying a pairof cars 19 between which is pivoted the latch 20, one arm 21 of which isconnected by a link 22 to an upper stop lug 23 on an operating arm 24provided with a handle 25. Said arm 24 is also provided with a lowerstop lug 26 and is pivoted on a shaft 27 extend ing between two ears 28on the ironing member 29 which in turn is pivotally connected by thebolts 30 to the forward portion of the bracket 17.

The inner surface, to wit, that surface nearest to the axis of shaft 10,of the ironing member 29 is curved to cylindrical form around ahorizontal axis through the bolts 30. This surface contacts with theouter cylindrical surface of a heat conducting member 31 which issuitably secured, such as by screws, to the outer portion of a heatingelement supporting member 32 secured to or forming a portion of a hollowshaft 33 lying within the cavity of member 16 and forced outwardly ortoward the ironing member 29 by the compression spring 34 in a cavitylying between members 31 and 32 is located an electrical heat resistanceelement 35 of common form, current for which is supplied by the wires 36extending through the central passages in the hollow members 10, 16 and33. These wires engagement with a collar supported on'the' mold 6, thedownward motion being continued until the spring 9 has beenpressedsufliciently to enable-the latch 20*to drop into the position shown,namelyinto engaging or locking relation with the upper inner portion ofthe ironing member. In 'this position dog 26 also engages the ironingmember so that the handle. QeLbecomes in efiect a solid: part of the.ironing member and the collar maybe ironed byimerely rotating thepartsaround the central vertical axis. If the switch 38 is turned on currentis. supplied to the resistance element .35 which heats theconductingamember 3 1, the latter in. turn radiatingdts heat to theironer 29. Preferably the: resistance elementr35 is constructed. insuchmanner or. provided: with any' well known form of thermostaticallycontrolledswitnhfso that it will heat the parts. only toa giventemperatureto thereby avoid scorchingthe collar. "When the collarisironed the handle 25 is lifted. The first motion releases the latchQOafterwhich the iron 29 is itselfraised, while the heating memberremains in'the same horizontal plane. However, the spring 34 .always.maintains the pressure contact between the members 31 and 29 sothat inall positions of the ironing member i beat is radiated thereto from theheating element.

While the ironing member is movablethe circuits for producing heat and;the arrangement for transmitting the same to the iron.- ing member aregreatly simplified, thereby re ucing the initial cost and the cost, ofmaintenance. All circuit wires may be cov. ered with asbestos,ifdesired.

What I claim is 1. Acollar shaper, comprising a collar mold member andan ironingv member movable one along the otherfor theiro'ningjoperati0n,'and a heating member mounted-separately from andheld yieldingly in con.- tact with said ironing member for heating thesame.

2. A collar shaper, comprising a collar mold member and an ironingmemb'ermow able one along the other for the ironing operation, and aheating member, said ironin member also havingmovement independently of'said heating member toward andfrom theniold member, and said heatingmember lying closely adjacent to said ironing member, in all of itsseveral positions for heatin the same.

3. A collar s aper, comprisinga collar .ing the same.

pendently of said heating -member toward and from the mold member, saidheating member being held in yielding contact with said ironing memberin all of its several positions for heating the same.

4. A collar shaper, comprising a collar mold member and anironingmemberrnovableone along the other for the ironing; op-

eration, r said ironing member. also=ahaving swinging movement towardand fromvthe moldrmemben, and a heating member-having its-surfaceopposite 'said ironing member curved v around the axis ofswinging movement of said ironing member as a centerand lying closelyadjacent to said ironing memher in all of its several positions forrheat5. A collar shaper, comprising:- a collar nold' member, anironingvmember rota/table around an axisandmovable along! said moldmember .for the. ironing operation, saidiimns ing member alsohavingswinging: movement toward and from the mold member,- and a heatingmembersha ving a curved surtace lying closelyadjacent to said: ironinmember and rotatable around. said axis with-said ingtmovement of theironingmember asia Center. 7

7., A, collar shaper, comprising-a collar mold member, an 'ironin memberrotatable around an. axis and mova ble along said mold member for theironing operatiomsaidironing member also having swinging. move menttoward and from the moldmemben, a

heating member rotatable around s aid/axis with. said. ironing memberbut relatively-star ltionary as regards swinging movement of thelatterfor heatingthe same, said heating and ironing members contacting. alongsurfaces curved around the axisof' SWIIl ing movementof the ironingmember, and, yield.- ing means 'for holding said heating and ironingmembers incontact, along said surfaces.

8. A collar shaper, comprising a. collar mold member and an ironingmembermovable one along the other for the ironing operation, saidironing member having also movement transversely of said collar moldmember so as to permit said iron to accommodate itself to said collarmold member for proper engagement of the collar therebetween, and aheating member mounted so as to maintain proper heating relation to saidironing member throughout its transverse movement.

9. A collar shaper, comprising a collar mold member and an ironingmember movable one along the other for the ironing operation, saidironing member having also movement transversely of said collar moldmember so as to permit said iron to accoommodate itself to said collarmold member for proper engagement of the collar therebetween, and amovably mounted heating member together With yielding means for holdingthe same in proper heating relation to said ironing member throughoutits transverse movement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES E. WAREAM.

